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How did cilantro, a Eurasian herb, find its way into your taco? And why is it mysteriously MIA in Spanish food? With help from UC Davis Assistant Professor Daniela Gutiérrez Flores, we traced the history of this pungent little herb and uncovered a surprising story of persecution and migration.
To learn even more, watch Beyond the Menu's birria taco episode: youtu.be/jhIDKr9PR2M
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About Beyond The Menu:
The story of the food on your plate is more than just the recipe. Each ingredient and every cooking technique goes back hundreds if not thousands of years, traversing the globe on a wildly delicious cross-cultural adventure. In KQED’s new food history series Beyond The Menu, host Cecilia Phillips interviews chefs, authors, and other experts to dig up surprising facts on the cultural pathways of today’s trendiest dishes. It’s a history show, it’s a mystery series, it’s a celebration of multicultural cuisine, sometimes it’s even a science program, all set against the backdrop of mouth-watering food cinematography.
How did cilantro, a Eurasian herb, find its way into your taco? And why is it mysteriously MIA in Spanish food? With help from UC Davis Assistant Professor Daniela Gutiérrez Flores, we traced the history of this pungent little herb and uncovered a surprising story of persecution and migration.
To learn even more, watch Beyond the Menu's birria taco episode: youtu.be/jhIDKr9PR2M
#cilantro #birria #foodhistory #pbs #kqed
👉 SUBSCRIBE to watch new episodes every other Wednesday!: bit.ly/2U0Wbkd 👈
🥗 Join us on Instagram➡ / kqedfood
🍔 Like us on Facebook➡ / kqedfood
🍕 Follow us on Twitter➡ / kqedfood
About Beyond The Menu:
The story of the food on your plate is more than just the recipe. Each ingredient and every cooking technique goes back hundreds if not thousands of years, traversing the globe on a wildly delicious cross-cultural adventure. In KQED’s new food history series Beyond The Menu, host Cecilia Phillips interviews chefs, authors, and other experts to dig up surprising facts on the cultural pathways of today’s trendiest dishes. It’s a history show, it’s a mystery series, it’s a celebration of multicultural cuisine, sometimes it’s even a science program, all set against the backdrop of mouth-watering food cinematography.
